A Celebration of the Radio Listening Hobby

Every Radio is an Adventure! Talking with a friend of mine Rod (KJ4IAM) tonight about radios, he made an insightful comment. He said whenever he listens to a new radio, regardless of how simple or complex the radio, it is like hearing the world from a different angle. I was struck by that comment because I believe it may be why those of us enamored by radio seem to always have room for "one more" in the old radio arsenal. I just recently purchased an inexpensive portable by Tecsun mainly because of the price and reputation of the radio. It's

Another "Golden Age" of Radio? I will be the first to say I regret terribly missing out on the 60s and 70s era of radio, not only for the stories I hear told about the propagation conditions, but also on the ability to build kits and work with some of those now-classic radios. Since boat anchors are still plentiful I can recapture a bit of that time, but of course I did not live through it as an amateur radio operator. Perhaps I am the eternal optimist when it comes to radio, but in many ways I feel as though

How Do You Measure Shortwave Radio? I continue to ponder this question as I believe Shortwave Radio is an area which defies traditional measurement. I have included some thoughts I wrote last year for an article published in antenneX magazine: I was very disappointed . . . in the U.S. for cutting back VOA service to a number of countries. Australia is another country who has made drastic cuts to its shortwave schedule, as well as the BBC, much to the consternation of the SWL community. The economic debate surrounding shortwave radio will continue for a long time, and I

There have been several interesting radio articles in the news lately, and I find that heart-warming to say the least! And since a couple of articles dealt with radio in space, I was particularly excited, and a bit jealous! I just saw a post in the British News about a local ham who made contact with the International Space Station for approximately 50 seconds (lucky devil!). The articles can be found here. I appreciate the fact that his station is a typical one, being described as a "garden shed." Like this gentleman I have been trying hard for several weeks